Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[janet88]

Hi E3,

I would love to see my son in Charity, Faith or Grace but he’s not a top flyer. The environment in these classes would definitely be very much better than his present one now. I totally agree with this 近朱者赤近墨者黑.

[comfy]

S6169:

Jennifer:

[quote=\"Trapwithin\"]Heard that 3 weeks ago, they were busy coaching Maths in CH3.

Any idea how many CH3 pupils passed the screening test?

My boy's FT carried out lessons as usual. Only 3 pupils in the class are going for the selection test next week.

7 pupils in Ho3 will go for the next round of test. Heard that top2 classes of Nan Hua , 50 pupils were selected for the next round.[/quote]I heard that 3/4 of CH3 are going for the selection test. :!:
Wonder how many in FA3 are going ?

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janet_lee88:

Hi E3,

I would love to see my son in Charity, Faith or Grace but he's not a top flyer. The environment in these classes would definitely be very much better than his present one now. I totally agree with this 近朱者赤近墨者黑.

Janet, I was generalising when I said that. There are values in which a child can learn in every class, such as humility, loyalty, generosity, friendliness, optimism and persistence. If a child is right in his/her values, but not academically strong, he/she can still influence others positively, no matter which class the child is in. It is harder to let kids from top classes feel a sense of belonging and compassion. I know some high-flyers who are emotionally-detached, they cannot see beyond their noses. They mellowed only after they are humbled.

I was an educator and a very kiasu mother, so naturally I want my dd to excel academically and she has to put in her best. However, the better she gets, the harder for me to let her understand certain values in life. It's a challenge for me sometimes.

All our kids still have a long way to go. They reap what they sow but as long as they are happy and live a full life, then it doesn't really matter which class they were in at primary school. Nobody will remember or bother. So, take heart!

[janet88]

Hi E3,

I understand what you mean. No worries
Kids in the top classes have to endure keen competition...very stressful indeed. I would like to run alongside with my son, but he's still immature and I'm getting rather tired waiting for him to mature mentally to want to do well. In the meantime, I've got to nag and remind him that SA2 is VERY near.

[Jennifer]

ruaqt2:

Has anyone tried the Han Language centre Compre and compo Course? Is it any good? My girl is not so good at chinese compre as she can't understand what is the passage all abt so thinking of giving her some booster.


Or any other recommendation?

My P3 boy was enrolled in Hans P3 Compo & Compreh since the start of this year. We stopped after term 2. IMO Hans std is below PH std, hence we did not see much improvement in the SA1 results.

Now he is attending Hua Cheng (the same as my elder boy). Reason why he was not put in Hua Cheng earlier was there was no other pupil to start a class.

His weekly tingxie has improved greatly. Almost all correct ans for the fill in the blanks section.

[Jennifer]

janet_lee88:

近朱者赤近墨者黑.

This is very true, esp in this year Hu3. So much so that the CL teacher is not interested in teaching too.

My boy got into fights this year becos of \"playful\" children who take his things or tease him. Some pupils also use the F word and gesture :roll:

[Jennifer]

comfy:

I heard that 3/4 of CH3 are going for the selection test. :!:

This is small no. compared to NYPS in which training starts in P2.

[php]

comfy:

S6169:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]
Any idea how many CH3 pupils passed the screening test?

My boy's FT carried out lessons as usual. Only 3 pupils in the class are going for the selection test next week.

7 pupils in Ho3 will go for the next round of test. Heard that top2 classes of Nan Hua , 50 pupils were selected for the next round.

I heard that 3/4 of CH3 are going for the selection test. :!:
Wonder how many in FA3 are going ?[/quote]The no will definitely be higher in GEP schools because the teachers know the format of the paper and the depth of knowledge to be tested very well as compare to non-GEP schools.

[janet88]

Jennifer:

janet_lee88:

近朱者赤近墨者黑.

This is very true, esp in this year Hu3. So much so that the CL teacher is not interested in teaching too.

My boy got into fights this year becos of \"playful\" children who take his things or tease him. Some pupils also use the F word and gesture :roll:

Really :!: My son also came home telling me that the F word is used frequently in class. His classmates are not active learners too. I've got to advise him on the right and wrong attitudes this term...not to imply all the students are like that though, just the few names I always hear from him (those who give problems to teachers). I hope he can work harder and do well for his SA2 to get into a better class next year.

[markfch]

php:

markfch, how do u find the cw class? i found that dd was not getting the min 1hr per wk cw exposure as promised by the centre.

Sorry php, what is cw class? Do you mean the TAS class?